The story behind a launch into "near-space" by China from a dairy farm near Ashburton.

Jacinda Ardern wants to "sit down" with leaders of a study scaled back by a funding cut.

Is our news media covering climate change accurately? Researchers have checked the record.

Google-built AI software has been trained to recognise calls of threatened native birds.

Scientists reveal promising signs of life deep in the quake-hit Kaikoura Canyon.

How to tackle the touchy issues that the PFNZ mission throws up? A new panel will try.

Could we forecast precisely enough to be warned of local severe weather within an hour?

Scientists may have put a face to one of the New Testaments most controversial players.

Is you scratching stress related?

Confused by this election's poll swings? Professor Thomas Lumley answers some questions.

Driving an EV that charges as it moves around city streets could soon be reality.

Dr Mike Joy has been honoured for speaking out on the state of our rivers and lakes.

An ancient kauri tree has revealed a period of warming on the other side of the planet.

Early man's shift to agriculture led to poorer health for mothers and babies, study finds.

The latest bout of unrest at Mt Ruapehu's crater lake has come to an end, scientists say.

Gas-guzzling bugs in extreme New Zealand environments could help combat climate change.

A new study has revealed Earth and the human race could be getting spied on.

Mountain ranges on Pluto have been formally named after Sir Ed Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

While too late for Katie Archer, Kiwi research into a rare disease could help other kids.

A Kiwi designer has created a synthetic Venus fly trap even creepier than the real thing.

Kiwi scientists have captured the birth of a new gene in real-time evolution experiments.

Hidden beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica lie warm caves that could harbour life.

Australian scientists discover new drug that could help cure the degenerative disorder.

Dr Emily Grossman froze her eggs at 38 and is urging other women to consider the same.

COMMENT: Are the hedonistic adventures of your late teens and 20s fresh in your memory?

While it was believed humans feel 6 emotions, scientists have discovered 27.

Will the rise of the machines really happen? Two experts share their views.

Could vampires be explained by a blood disorder?

Could drones be hurting our wildlife? Researchers say new regulations are needed.

Tomorrow's genetic testing technology will forever change womens' experience of pregnancy.